Velocipede



J. A Mosnan AND w. H. TOWNSEND.

VELOCIPEDE.

'APPLICATION FILED DEC-2| 1919.

1,374,513. I Patented Apr. 12, 1921;

QJokn lfwsker UNITED STA ES PA ENT [O fi e JOHN MOSHER A.1\TD WILLIAM H. 1 TOWNSEND, .orwnnnme'ron, 011101 I vELocIrEDE.

To all whom it may concern. j V Be it known that W6',JOHN A. Mosnnn and WILLIAM H. TOWNSEND, citizens of the United States, and residents of Wellington, county of Lorain, and State of Ohio, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements in Velocipedes, of whlch the These defects are avoided by the structure '7 provided by the present'invention.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying draw ings, in which-+ Figure 1 is a side elevation, partlyin central vertical section; r

Fig. 2 is ,a plan view with the saddle broken off Fig. 3 is a Fig. 2; and V I Fig. 4 is a detail section on line l.4 of Fig. 1 with the pedals omitted.

. As shown the velocipede comprises'a front wheel 10 and rear wheels 11, the latter mounted on a rear axle, as 12. The rear axle is shown as provided with a bevel gear 13, rigidly secured thereto, as by a pin 14:.

The frame of the velocipede is shown as comprising a single fore and aft member consisting of two pieces of tubing, as 15 and 16, united by means of the crank gear case 17 The rear element 15 of the frame member may be utilized as a housing for the prodet'ail section on line 33 of peller shaft 18, which is shown as carrying a bevel driving gear 19 on its rear end, which gear meshes with and drives gear 13, and a bevel gear 45 on its front end which is in mesh with and driven by a bevel gear 20.

on the crank shaft 21.

The frame tube '15 may be secured to the rear axle by means of a gear casing, as 22,.

which, for convenience in assembly, is preferably formed in two parts, shown as secured together by bolts, as 23, two of which bolts are shown as effective to securely 38. A third supporting member for. the

clamp the end of the tube 15 between the two if I Specification of Letters Patent, Application filed December 2, 1919. serial No. 341,906.

-Patented Apr. 12, 19 2 1.

to the axle, a Y

The crank'gea'r casex17 is also shown. as

portions of the case. The case 22 may be I confined on the axle 12 to prevent displace- -ment thereon by means of collars 24, pinned comprising two parts secured together by bolts 25, which securing bolts are effective to securely clamp the adjacent endsof frame tubes 15 and 16 between thetwofpart s o f ithe casing, thus producing asimpleand cheap frame construction and aneflicient housing for the propeller shaft 18. *The casings 1 and 22 may be supplied with a suitable heavy transmission oil and thus insure long life of the driving gearing. Cranks 26, supplied with pedals 27 of usual types, may be rigidly secured to the crank shaft 21 in any suitable manner, as by beingpinned thereon. For a pivotal connection of the frame vided' with a T element 28, standing' in a .75 member 16 with the front wheel 10, the element 1610f the memberisshown as probox-like steering head 29, and as connected thereto bya pin 30 passing through the upper and lower horizontal sides of the steer inghead and throughthe T element. When this arrangement is utilized asimple'and eflicient front'rfork may be provided by a 'pairof parallel fork members'31 and 32, secured to the steering head 29 and mounted on the front axle 33.

A handle bar is shown as comprising a filler place 34' of the proper length to pass.

and as having a rod 36 passed therethrough and, through perforations in the upper-end of the fork members 31 and 32. The ends of the rod 36 maybe upset or headed over washers to secure the assembled handle bar together. 1 i

For attachment 'of a saddle a lug, as 37, may be cast oneach half of the gearcase 22, and preferably these lugs will be located, as shown, in vertical alinement with the bearing of the gear case upon the rear axle. These lugs are shown as perforated for the reception of bolts 38. A support for a saddle .39, shown as comprising two uprights 40, their upper ends joined by a horizontal portion 41, maybe formed of a single strip of metal and may have per-v forated lower extremities secured one to each of the lugs 37 by means of the bolts 7 saddle 39 is shown as'comprising an elongated spring 42, and may be secured to the crankfgear case =17,.'a's by screw 43, and to the horizontal member 41 of the rear supporting member by the bolt 44:, which *se cures the saddle to the assembled support.

If the :bolts 38, which "secure there'ar sadwillbe asconv'enient for girls use as for. boys, slnce there 1s no horizontal frame member -pro ect1ng forwardirom the level or the saddle to interfere with skirts. v

' We claim as our invention- 1. In a elocipede, in combination, a rear axle having'a ground wheel ateacli end thereof, drivingagearing connected to the central portion of-saidaxle, a gear case mounted on said axle and inclosing said gearing, a front steering head, and a frame. comprising a single longitudinal Vmember [.gearcase and-to said, steeringhead. and havinga crank gearicaseintermediate-itsends,

connected-at itsrear end to said gear case and at its front end to the steering head.

,2. {In a velocipede, in combination, arear axle hav ng. a ground. Wheel at each end thereof, driving gearing connected t'o the central gPOI'tlOIl of said axle, a gear case mounted {on said axle :and 'inclosing said gearing, a front steering head, i'a-single longitudinal frame member, comprising front and rear tubular-elements,andra crank gear case connecting said :frontandrear elements, a crank shaft and" crank gear mounted in said crank gear case, said rear tubular element. connected to said i-gear case,

crank gear and crank mounted on said crank s aft. v

3. In a velocipede, 1n comblnat onra rear .axle havinga ground wheel-ateachaendmnd a gear case -mounted on the central portion thereofpa front steeringhead, :a single longitudinal frame member connected to -sa1d gear case and1tosa1d:steer1ng headandhavinga crank, gear case intermediate itsends, a pa r OfTSELClCllQ supports spaced apart at their lower' 'ends and attached'gto said ,gear 7 case, a resilient saddle support attached at:

its lower end to said; crank gear case, and a saddle attached, to the aqmerends of said saddle supports. 7

4c. In a velocipede, in combination, a rear axle havingqa ground Wheel ateach end and k 3 a gear case mounted on the central portion thereof, ,afront steering head,.,a s1ngleilongitudinal frame member connected 1 to i said a pair ofrsaddlesupportsspaced a'partat their loWerends and attached "to, said gear case, a saddlesupport attached ,atitslower end to said crank gear case, saddle atupperendsgof said saddle supr 

